Brain & Soul: IQ Neuropsychiatric Unit
Introduction
Emotional and psychological issues have been regarded as a taboo in our society. It’s been considered that this is just a make belief thing by people who are suffering from it, or they are just making it up or it’s not an issue to be considered important or being valued. Mental and emotional health is not being viewed as an important issue as much as the physical health and well being is valued.
According to a survey report, 300 million people are experiencing depression globally. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people between the age group of 10 to 34.
Issues like stress, depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, schizophrenia, issues related to personality and many other psychological issues are effecting major part of our population.
Children are also being effected by many of the emotional and psychological issues which includes Intellectual Disability, Autism, ADHD, Communication Disorders, Childhood Depression, stubbornness, aggression, stammering etc.
Our Vision
To provide effective and efficient psychological services to the community and removing the stigma associated with emotional and mental health.
Individual Adult Therapy
Therapy services include multiple modalities including Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). We provide outpatient therapy for a variety of clinical concerns including:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Social Anxiety
- Low Confidence
- Communication issues
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional dysregulation
- Family communication issues
- Fears and Phobias
- Grief and loss
- Learning Issues
- Memory Issues
- Sleep Disorders
- Addictions
- Family communication issues
- Obsessions and compulsions
- Oppositional behavior
- Suicidal thoughts
- Trauma
- Worries
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Intensive Outpatient Program is a structured program of outpatient psychiatric services. It can employed be as an alternative to inpatient psychiatric care and also can help with recovery after an inpatient treatment. The program runs during the day and doesn’t require an overnight stay. It can provide most of the benefits of inpatient treatment in a less restrictive setting. The program includes medication management, individual, group and family therapy. IOP also help the transition between inpatient psychiatric treatment and outpatient follow up care.
Child Pyschiatry
Children go through multiple problems in day to day life. We provide individual and group therapy for various issues related to children:
- Deteriorated Intellectual Functioning/ IQ issues
- Autism
- ADHD
- Stubbornness
- Oppositional Behavior
- Aggression
- Learning Disabilities
- Academic issues
- Phobias
- Confidence related issues
- Anger Issues
- Anxiety/Fears
- Depression
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Trauma
- PTSD
- Behavioral problems
- Bipolar disorder
- Eating disorders
- Emotional dysregulation
- Bedwetting
Helping children with special needs
There are multiple issues a differently abled child or person faces that majorly includes emotional issues as well. It is nothing but true that the caregivers and families of those people who are suffering from any disability either be it a physical one or a psychological issue suffer from emotional distress.
A recent study in US found that adults with disabilities report experiencing more mental distress than those without disabilities. In 2018, an estimated 17.4 million (32.9%) adults with disabilities experienced frequent mental distress.
We offer our services by:
- Social skills trainings and other modalities of psychotherapy to people who have IQ issues.
- Conducting workshops and seminars for the teachers and helpers who are working with differently abled people so that they can understand about their emotional issues as well.
- In the sessions, we can train them about the impact of such conditions on the individual and their families as well.
- We guide them about how they can identify an emotional or psychological issue
- Post identifying such issues in the person, we provide psychological aid to them such as counseling and psychotherapy.
- Suicide prevention and preventing self-harm
- Coping skill training
- Stress management
- Distress tolerance skills
- Problem solving skills
- Supportive psychotherapy
- Psychotherapy for depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders
- Career counseling
- Psycho-educating family
- Family and marital therapy
- Positive parenting training
In addition to this, the workers, teachers, and staff too deal with many emotional and psychological issues for which we provide counseling services.
Psychological Testing / Assessment:
We provide need based and standardized assessment and testing services for children and adults for all psychological disorders:
- IQ Assessment
- Autism Assessment
- Learning Disability Assessment
- ADHD Assessment
- Speech Assessment
- Personality Assessment
- Depression Evaluation
- Anxiety Evaluation
- Academic Achievement Testing
- Career Counseling Assessment
- Assessment for Recruitments
Demystifying Therapies
Cognitive – Behavioral Therapy, often known as CBT is evidence based approach which works with one’s negative thoughts and perceptions. It helps reframing the thoughts which brings change in maladaptive behaviors. Our consultants are trained with culturally adapted CBT, which is developed specifically according to our cultural norms and values.
Marital/Family Therapy deals with the day-to-day conflicts between couples and family. It is a multidimensional approach where treatment is tailored to the individual or couple’s/family’s need per se. It works on core values, beliefs, communication patterns and underlying generational functioning.
Hypnotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming NLP is a Psychoanalytic approach, which is growing day-by-day by its proven evidence based results. It is a type of therapy which uses guided relaxation, intense concentration, and focused attention to achieve a heightened state of awareness. It is effective to improve one’s bodily functions and psychological responses.it is used to help patients who are mentally disturbed or have behavior problems to function at higher levels, live fuller and richer lives and be able to give more of themselves to their society.
Substance-Use
Substance-Use is a universal phenomenon. The common use substances in our society are betel (pan), Betel nut (chaliya/gutka), cigarettes, weed, ice, heroin, cocaine etc., which are available under various names in the market. Take away bit is to know that it is treatable with life changing results (with individual variations).
Our Substance Abuse Program is a structured program that includes medication management, individual, group and family therapy. We use Motivational interviewing (MI), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral therapy (DBT). This program can help the transition between inpatient treatment and outpatient follow up care.
Our Consultants
Ayesha Bibi
Associate Clinical Psychologist
Brain & Soul: IQ Neuropsychiatric Unit
MSc. Clinical Psychology (Gold Medalist).
Suicide/ Crisis Intervention and Prevention Specialist
Certified trainings in Cognitive-Behavior therapy (CBT) and Marital/Family Therapy
Specialized services in e-therapy/Tele-therapy
Specialized work in field of Research
Romaisa Munawer
Associate Clinical Psychologist
Brain & Soul: IQ Neuropsychiatric Unit
Certified Training in Hypnotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP- USA)
Certified Training in Compassionate-Integrity Training (CIT), LIFE University- USA
Certified Training of Trainers for Drug Screener and Referral for Treatment (SBRIT)
Certified Trainings in Cognitive – Behavior therapy (CBT) and Marital/ Family therapy
Specialized services in e-therapy/Tele-therapy
Specialized work in field of Qualitative and Quantitative Research
Fozia Abdul Wahid
Associate Clinical Psychologist
Brain & Soul: IQ Neuropsychiatric Unit
Certified Hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner, USA
Certified trainings in Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and Marital/Family Therapy
Certified Trainer of Child Abuse and Neglect Preventions
Specialized services in e-therapy/Tele-therapy
Specialized work in field of Research
Mr. Adil Bhatti
Visiting Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Brain & Soul: IQ Neuropsychiatric Unit
Certified trainings in Cognitive-Behavior therapy (CBT) and Marital/ Family therapy
Specialized Trainings in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Specialized services in Sexual Disorders and Dysfunctions
Mr. Inayat Khan Achakzai
Consultant Drug Addiction Professional
Brain & Soul: IQ Neuropsychiatric Unit
Masters in Clinical Psychology,
Certified Drug Addiction Professional,
Post Magistral Diploma in Addiction Sciences,
Specialized Certification in Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
Specialized Services in Prevention of Risk Factors related to drug abuse.